2020 January

Texas judge rules that hospital can remove baby from life support

A Texas judge ruled Thursday that a Fort Worth hospital can remove an 11-month-old baby from life support, though the child’s mother reportedly plans to appeal the decision. Judge Sandee Bryan Marion of the Tarrant County district court sided with Cook Children’s Medical Center that Tinslee Lewis’s life-sustaining treatments should end after doctors said the […]

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Former acting CIA director: 'There will be dead Americans' as result of Soleimani killing

Former acting and Deputy CIA Director Michael Morell on Friday warned that President TrumpDonald John TrumpBiden rips Trump tweets on Iran: ‘Incredibly dangerous and irresponsible’ Swalwell pens op-ed comparing Trump impeachment to XYZ Affair Rockets fired near Green Zone after day of mourning for Soleimani MORE’s decision to kill a top Iranian general will lead […]

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Australia reservists called up to fight growing wildfires

Australia called up 3,000 army reservists to help conduct evacuations and fight bushfires as a growing number of residents are endangered by the expanding blazes. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced Saturday that the country was calling up the reservists as well as deploying three Navy ships and several planes and helicopters to help with […]

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Trump asks New York judge to dismiss rape allegation case

President TrumpDonald John Trump Trump asks New York judge to dismiss rape allegation case NYT to fight White House’s withholdment of emails about Ukraine aid freeze Gabbard blasts Iran strike: ‘Trump’s actions are an act of war’ MORE asked a New York judge to dismiss an allegation from a woman who claimed he raped her […]

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Hanukkah stabbing suspect kicked out of Marines boot camp in 2002: report

The man charged with stabbing five people at a Hanukkah celebration in New York on Saturday was kicked out of Marine Corps boot camp in 2002 for “fraudulent enlistment,” The Associated Press reported Tuesday. Military officials told the AP that Grafton Thomas left the Marines as a recruit in late 2002, roughly a month after he started […]

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Ex-Google executive hammers company over diversity

A former Google executive on Thursday unleashed a barrage of criticism over the tech giant’s diversity efforts, painting Google as hypocritical and insincere over its public claims that it is trying to cultivate an inclusive workplace.  Ross LaJeunesse, a trusted Google veteran who launched a bid for Sen. Susan CollinsSusan Margaret CollinsEx-Google executive hammers company […]

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Five things to know about Australia's devastating wildfires

Australian officials have declared a new state of emergency as wildfires ravage the southeastern part of the county, tearing through koala habitat and dense neighborhoods in a region popular with foreign tourists. Various fires have devastated the states of New South Wales and Victoria since November, tearing across more than 10 million acres, destroying more […]

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Thousands gather in Baghdad to commemorate Soleimani after airstrike

Thousands of people marched in Baghdad Saturday to mourn Qassem Soleimani, Iran’s late top general, and several Tehran-backed militia fighters who were killed in a U.S. airstrike this week. The procession – organized by Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF), an umbrella group of Iranian-supported paramilitary groups – began in Baghdad’s heavily-fortified Green Zone and continued to […]

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World War III memes take off on social media after US strike killing Iranian general

Memes about an impending third World War went viral after tensions between the U.S. and Iran rose Friday following the killing of Iran’s top military commander, Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad on Thursday. The hashtag “WWIII” quickly started trending on Twitter in the U.S. with more than 1.92 million tweets using the hashtag — many of them invoking memes about the […]

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Army bans TikTok from being used on government-issued devices citing security risk

The Army is banning soldiers from using the popular TikTok app on government-owned devices, citing a potential security risk. Army spokeswoman Lt. Col. Robin Ochoa told Military.com in an interview this week that the Chinese social media app is “considered a cyber threat.” The regulation comes after the Defense Department and lawmakers have expressed concerns […]

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